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B+

McAlester HS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1 Buffalo Drive, McAlester, OK 74501 · (918) 423-4776 · Part of McAlester Public Schools

McAlester’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Oklahoma school districts

Directions
Students
982
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about McAlester HS

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Oklahoma’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state

On the path

Where McAlester kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Randy Hughes Middle School447 students
9–12McAlester HSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 22.1%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 24.9%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Oklahoma’s 1,626 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1 Buffalo Drive, McAlester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9261
Grade 10251
Grade 11236
Grade 12234
Enrollment over time
931’20
924’21
957’22
1,013’23
982’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Two or more races 20%American Indian/Alaska Native 15%Hispanic 14%Black 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McAlester HS from McAlester families.

Other schools in McAlester Public Schools

The district →
Karla Brock Early Childhood Academy
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · McAlester
229 students25:1
Will Rogers Es
Elementary · Grades K–2 · McAlester
A+
535 students14:1
Puterbaugh Upper Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · McAlester
378 students15:1
Parker Intermediate CTR
Middle · Grades 5–6 · McAlester
A−
437 students17:1
Randy Hughes Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · McAlester
447 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Oklahoma’s other public schools; McAlester’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.